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Taylor Swift is keeping the surprises coming ahead of her new album The Life of a Showgirl, with the 14-time Grammy winner unveiling two new vinyl variants on her website Monday (Aug. 18). Available for pre-order at 2 p.m. ET — hours after a mysterious countdown appeared on Swift’s site teasing the drop — the brand new The Life of a Showgirl: The Shiny Bug Edition collection features an exclusive set of goodies that can only be purchased over the next two days. The limited editions are only available while supplies last until 1:59 p.m. ET on Wednesday (Aug. 20). Available in two colors — wintergreen onyx and violet shimmer — the marbled Shiny Bug vinyl records feature exclusive cover art depicting Swift wearing a dark, sparkly leotard with flared spikes and matching gloves. They also come with a full-size gatefold photograph of Swift, a double-sided foldout panel displaying a special poem she wrote for the set and a collection of exclusive photographs. The news comes less than a week after the pop star announced The Life of a Showgirl — her 12th studio album — on Aug. 12, via a teaser clip for her interview on Jason and Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast. The full episode featuring Swift arrived the following day, with the musician sharing more details about the LP — including its cover art, production team and tracklist — on the show and in an Instagram post. “[The album is] a lot more upbeat, and it’s a lot more fun pop excitement,” she said on the show. “My main goals were melodies that were so infectious, you’re almost angry at it.” With Max Martin and Shellback serving as Swift’s only co-producers on Showgirl, the 12-track project features a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter on the title track. At the time Swift first announced the LP last week, she also debuted four alternate versions of the album — the “Sweat and Vanilla Perfume” edition, the “It’s Frightening” edition, the “It’s Rapturous” edition and the “It’s Beautiful” edition — that each come with different artwork and photo cards, as well as a jewelry box with a different collectible charm bracelet. As opposed to Swift’s last album, the sprawling 35-track Tortured Poets Department — which spent 17 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 — the singer has also promised that Showgirl will not have any bonus tracks beyond the core 12 on the tracklist. “There’s no other songs coming,” she emphasized on New Heights. “This is the record I’ve been wanting to make for a very long time.” Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

Christian Nodal, 25, and Ángela Aguilar, 20, confirmed their relationship in two separate statements: the former via a news outlet on June 10, 2024, and the latter via an Instagram video the next day. More than a month after announcing their relationship, the couple tied the knot in a private ceremony at a ranch in Mexico, sources confirmed to Billboard. “It is not a new relationship; it’s the continuation of a story that life made us pause so we could grow and miss each other,” Aguilar previously said to HOLA! , which also released the couple’s first photos together, further confirming their romance. “Because when we let go, we returned even closer.” The surprising news comes two and a half weeks after the Regional Mexican singer and Argentine trap star Cazzu (real name: Julieta Cazzucheli) announced their breakup. The former couple first went public in November 2022 during the Latin Grammys and had their first baby together the following year. “First of all, Julieta is a person I love and who has my respect for life. We are public figures, we are artists, but we are not masters at life,” Nodal expressed in a video statement after the news circulated. “Love doesn’t always work. Our cycle together ended in the best possible way. It was a love that gave us the most precious gift that could have come to us in life, the most beautiful thing we could have done together, which is Inti, my daughter, who I will always love, who I will always take care of. And in that relationship there will never be a third party, there was never any infidelity.” Despite being the newest couple in Latin music, Nodal and Aguilar first established a relationship over five years ago. See the complete timeline below: Jan. 2018: Touring Together Image Credit: JC Olivera/Getty Images Pepe Aguilar and his children, Ángela and Leonardo, presented their “Jaripeo Sin Fronteras” tour dates in a press conference held on Jan. 10, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They also revealed that they will be hitting the road with a then-newcomer Christian Nodal, who was also present at the media event. Jan. 2018: “El Show de El Piolin” While promoting the tour, Ángela, Leonardo, and Nodal visited popular radio show “El Show de El Piolin,” where they played games, had an impromptu performance with mariachi, and even joked around about their respective dating lives. Nodal said he had a young son; and Aguilar said her only companion was her dog. Watch part of their time on the show above. July 2019: Premios Juventud Nodal and Aguilar formed part of the 2019 Premios Juventud, where they were not only nominated in the same awards category, “Agave de la Música Regional Mexicana,” but they also performed alongside Pipe Bueno. The trio combined their power vocals to sing classics such as “Volver, Volver,” “Sombras Nada Mas,” and “Cielito Lindo.” Nov. 2019: The GRAMMY Museum Image Credit: Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for The Recording Academy In the fall of that same year, Nodal and Aguilar were the artists invited for the Latin Music Gallery ribbon-cutting at the GRAMMY Museum in Los Angeles. They were joined by the president of the Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Gabriel Abaroa; president of The GRAMMY Museum, Michael Sticka; and renowned journalist Giselle Fernandez, among others. Nov. 2020: The First Collaboration In the midst of the global pandemic, Nodal and Aguilar unleashed their first-ever collaborative effort, “Dime Cómo Quieres.” The fresh and flirty ranchera, penned by Nodal and Edgar Barrera, finds Nodal head over heels for Aguilar — who, in return, isn’t impressed by his kind gestures. After all, she’s not the type of girl who easily falls for a guy, she sings. While the two are seen together in the playful music video, they each recorded their own part separately using a green screen. “I couldn’t stop laughing while recording my part,” Aguilar previously told Billboard. “When you record a duet well you have that human interaction and a lot of your facial expressions are a reaction to what the other person is doing. But here, I was singing to a green screen and a guy from our production team who pretended to be Nodal.” “Dime Cómo Quieres” reached No. 1 on the Regional Mexican Airplay chart in Jan. 2021, making a then-17-year-old Aguilar the youngest female act on a lead role to achieve the feat. She concurrently earned her first No. 1 on any Latin airplay chart while Nodal captured his 10th on Latin Airplay. Feb. 2022: Premio Lo Nuestro Image Credit: John Parra/Getty Images for Univision The pair later reunited at the 2022 Premio Lo Nuestro awards, where they performed a heartfelt tribute to the late Vicente Fernandez. They shared center stage at the FTX Arena with Regional Mexican and pop acts including Eduin Caz (of Grupo Firme), Camilo, David Bisbal and AB Luna. May 2023: “Dime Cómo Quieras” Live Image Credit: JG Music/Clemente Ruiz Three years after dropping their ranchera hit, Águilar and Nodal performed it live for the first time during one of Nodal’s sold-out concerts at the Foro Sol in Mexico City, where more than 60,000 observed their on-stage chemistry. May 2024: Rumors Begin Image Credit: Juan Naharro Gimenez/Getty Images On May 23, Nodal publicly announced his break up from Cazzu, whom he dated for almost two years and had his first baby with. That same month, rumors began circulating on social media that he had an affair with Águilar. In the midst of the controversy, Águilar was the surprise guest at Nodal’s “Pa’l Cora Tour” stop in Monterrey, just two days after the split. June 2024: It’s Official Just one day after Ángela Aguilar was honored with the musical dynasty award at the 2024 Billboard Latin Women in Music event, the Mexican songstress unveiled via an exclusive interview with HOLA! that she and Nodal are indeed dating. A couple of hours later, Nodal headed to his Instagram account to come

As one of Taylor Swift‘s closest friends, Zoe Kravitz was one of the first people to hear songs from the pop star’s new album The Life of a Showgirl. And according to the actress, her bestie’s upcoming LP is worth all of the hype it’s already garnered in the six days since Swift first announced it last week. “I’ve heard bits of it,” Kravitz recently told Extra during an interview alongside Austin Butler for their new movie, Caught Stealing. “It’s fantastic,” she continued. “Yeah, of course … No skips.” When the interviewer replied that a skip-less album is “rare,” Kravitz asserted, “For her it’s not.” At this point, the Batman star is an expert in Swift’s music. In addition to being friends with the 14-time Grammy winner for years, Kravitz has co-written songs with Swift in the past, lending her pen to Midnights opening track “Lavender Haze.” The two women are so close, in fact, that Kravitz stayed at one of Swift’s homes with mom Lisa Bonet after having to evacuate her own residence amid the Los Angeles wildfires earlier this year. While there, the two women accidentally lost Bonet’s pet snake Orpheus inside the Eras Tour headliner’s bathroom, resulting in Swift’s house manager having to take apart the musician’s cabinetry in order to get the reptile out. “We completely destroyed Taylor’s bathroom, and there was just this moment where I was like, ‘Either we destroy her bathroom, or I have to tell her that there’s a snake somewhere in her house,’” Kravitz recalled Aug. 12 on Late Night With Seth Meyers. “I remember calling her and saying, ‘Hey … I wanted to talk to you about something,’ and she was like, ‘Is it the fact that you almost lost a snake in our house and destroyed my bathroom?’” Kravitz’s comments on Showgirl come less than a week after Swift announced that her 12th studio album is set to arrive Oct. 3. Produced by Max Martin and Shellback, the project features 12 tracks — including a collaboration with Sabrina Carpenter. “[The album is] a lot more upbeat, and it’s a lot more fun pop excitement,” Swift said of Showgirl on boyfriend Travis Kelce and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast. “My main goals were melodies that were so infectious, you’re almost angry at it.” Source link

Leon Thomas’ soulful ballad “Mutt” joins a long line of songs with dog themes or variations of dog words in their titles to make the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100. While our focus here is on top 40 singles, we want to at least mention some dog-themed songs that were drawn from studio albums that reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 – Elvis Presley’s “Old Shep” from Elvis (1956), The Monkees’ “Gonna Buy Me a Dog” from The Monkees (1966), The Beatles’ “Martha My Dear” from The Beatles (1968), Led Zeppelin’s “Bron-Y-Aur Stomp” from Led Zeppelin III (1970), Snoop Doggy Dogg’s “Doggy Dogg World” from Doggy Style (1993), Carrie Underwood’s “The More Boys I Meet” from Carnival Ride (2007), and Luke Bryan’s “Little Boys Grow Up and Dogs Get Old” from Kill the Lights (2015). Two of the most famous dog-themed songs pre-date the 1958 arrival of the Hot 100. Patti Page’s “The Doggie in the Window” and Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton’s “Hound Dog” were released within a month of each other in early 1953. They couldn’t be more different, but both found success. Page’s corny but ultra-catchy novelty smash featured barking sounds by “Joe and Mac.” Thornton’s boisterous rendition of “Hound Dog” topped an early Billboard R&B chart for seven weeks. Presley’s cover version, released in 1956 as a double-sided smash with “Don’t Be Cruel,” was one of the biggest hits of the 1950s. The success of “Mutt,” which has climbed as high as No. 12 on the Billboard Hot 100, led us to look back over the years at other top 40 hits with dog themes or variations of dog words in their titles. Dogs bring us joy, companionship and love — and they have inspired some memorable songs to boot. This does not purport to be a complete list, but it’s a healthy sampling. The list also demonstrates the surprisingly many ways in which dog words and phrases have entered the language – references to “puppy love,” “doggin’ around” and “dog days” as well as the PG-rated expletive “doggone.” The songs are listed in chronological order. “Puppy Love,” Paul Anka, 1960 Hot 100 peak: No. 2 in 1960 Notes: Anka wrote this oh-so-dramatic song, which deals with the intensity of young crushes. It became his fourth consecutive single to make the top five on the Hot 100, following “Lonely Boy,” “Put Your Head on My Shoulder” and “It’s Time To Cry.” In 1972, Donny Osmond recorded a cover version that reached No. 3. Anka was 18 when his original version was a smash. Osmond was even younger – just 14 – when he had the hit. “Doggin’ Around,” Jackie Wilson, 1960 Hot 100 peak: No. 15 Notes: This bluesy lament about an unfaithful partner was the B-side of Wilson’s top five smash “Night.” B-sides were charted separately in that era, and on its own, this made No. 15. “Walking the Dog,” Rufus Thomas, 1963 Hot 100 peak: No. 10 Notes: Thomas wrote this funky song, which became his biggest hit. It was voted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2020. “I’ll Be Doggone,” Marvin Gaye, 1965 Hot 100 peak: No. 8 Notes: Smokey Robinson co-wrote this song, which became Gaye’s second single in a row to make the top 10 on the Hot 100. The song features Robinson’s characteristically witty wordplay: “But I ever saw you running around blowing my money all over this town/ Then I wouldn’t be doggone, I’d be long gone.” “They’re Coming To Take Me Away, Ha-Haaa!,” Napoleon XIV, 1966 Hot 100 peak: No. 3 Notes: Napoleon XIV appears to be addressing a lost love in this inane novelty record. He describes his deteriorating mental condition in the wake of her departure. However, the final verse reveals that the narrator is not addressing a woman, but rather a runaway dog: “They’ll find you yet, and when they do, they’ll put you in the ASPCA, you mangy mutt!” Samuels was concerned that the song would be seen as offensive towards those with mental and emotional problems. “Snoopy vs. the Red Baron,” The Royal Guardsmen, 1967 Hot 100 peak: No. 2 Notes: This novelty song about the famous dog at the center of Charles Schulz’s beloved Peanuts cartoon strip spent four weeks at No. 2 in 1967. The Royal Guardsmen, a Florida garage band, didn’t have permission to record a song based on what we would now call “valuable intellectual property,” but Schulz retroactively gave it his blessing. It was a less litigious time. “Doggone Right,” Smokey Robinson & The Miracles, 1969 Hot 100 peak: No. 32 Notes: Robinson clearly liked to use the word “doggone” in a song. He also co-wrote this hit for his own group. It was the follow-up to a top 10 hit, “Baby, Baby Don’t Cry.” “Me and You and a Dog Named Boo,” Lobo, 1971 Hot 100 peak: No. 5 Notes: This sweet song was Lobo’s first Hot 100 hit. The lines “travelin’ and livin’ off the land…how I love bein’ a free man” show how the hippie ethos had made its way to AM radio. Lobo would have two more top 10 hits in the next two years: “I’d Love You to Want Me” in 1972 and “Don’t Expect Me To Be Your Friend” in 1973. Lobo wrote all three of these songs by himself. “Black Dog,” Led Zeppelin, 1972 Hot 100 peak: No. 15 Notes: Alas, this is not a song about a black Lab — the title here is a metaphor for depression. This was the highest-charting hit from Led Zeppelin IV. The album’s most classic track, “Stairway to Heaven,” was never released as a single. “Shannon,” Henry Gross, 1976 Hot 100 peak: No. 6 Notes: In this tearjerker, Gross remembered a beloved dog who had died. The most touching lines: “Shannon is gone, I hope she’s drifting out to sea/ She always loved to swim away/ Maybe she’ll find an island with a shaded tree/ Just like the one

HUNTR/X and Saja Boys may do battle in Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters, but the acts team up to claim four of the top five on the Billboard Global 200 chart. HUNTR/X’s “Golden” adds a fifth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on both the Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. In July, the song became the first leader on each list for the act, whose music is voiced by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI. Meanwhile, HUNTR/X earns its second top five Global 200 hit, as “How It’s Done” jumps 8-5. In between the trio’s two top five entries, Saja Boys rise 4-3 with “Soda Pop,” which returns to its best placement, and 5-4 with “Your Idol,” which has also reached No. 3. Both songs are performed by Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo and samUIL Lee. Since the Global 200 began in September 2020, four elite albums — by two superstars — other than the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack have generated as many as four concurrent top five hits. Taylor Swift monopolized the entire top five in the debut chart weeks for her LPs The Tortured Poets Department (May 4, 2024), 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (Nov. 11, 2023) and Midnights (Nov. 5, 2022), while Drake held Nos. 2-5 the week that Certified Lover Boy made its chart start (Sept. 18, 2021). The Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts rank songs based on streaming and sales activity culled from more than 200 territories around the world, as compiled by Luminate. The Global 200 is inclusive of worldwide data and the Global Excl. U.S. chart comprises data from territories excluding the United States. Chart ranks are based on a weighted formula incorporating official-only streams on both subscription and ad-supported tiers of audio and video music services, as well as download sales, the latter of which reflect purchases from full-service digital music retailers from around the world, with sales from direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites excluded from the charts’ calculations. “Golden” leads the Global 200 with 117.8 million streams (down less than 1% week-over-week) and 14,000 sold (up 7%) worldwide in the week ending Aug. 14. As for the only song not from the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack in the Global 200’s top five, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” holds at No. 2 after 10 weeks on top beginning in May. “Golden” tops Global Excl. U.S. with 86.1 million streams (down 1%) and 7,000 sold (up 8%) outside the U.S. “Ordinary” keeps at No. 2 on Global Excl. U.S., following eight weeks at No. 1 starting in May; BLACKPINK’s “Jump” repeats at No. 3, after it led in its debut week in July; “Soda Pop” is steady at its No. 4 high; and “Your Idol” rises 8-5, returning to its best rank. The Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts (dated Aug. 23, 2025) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow, Aug. 19. For both charts, the top 100 titles are available to all readers on Billboard.com, while the complete 200-title rankings are visible on Billboard Pro, Billboard’s subscription-based service. For all chart news, you can follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram. Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published. Source link

From one Iceman to another, Drake was gifted an autographed jersey by NBA legend George “Iceman” Gervin. Photos surfaced on social media over the weekend of Gervin signing his No. 44 San Antonio Spurs jersey, which he addressed to Drake as Iceman. “To: Drake, to Iceman From: 44 Iceman,” Gervin wrote on the back of the jersey. Drake is an avid NBA fan and has used photos of Gervin on social media in the past while teasing his Iceman album title. Word must’ve gotten back to Gervin, who returned the favor by giving Drake his stamp of approval. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Gervin was one of the NBA’s most decorated stars from the second half of the ’70s into the ’80s. He’s a 12-time All-Star most known for his time with the San Antonio Spurs, who led the league in scoring four times and is now a Hall of Famer. It’s unclear when or where exactly Drake and Gervin met up, as the 6 God was performing in Germany as part of his European tour over the weekend. He’ll head to Sweden and Denmark later this week for shows. As for Drake’s Iceman album, a release date is unclear. Former NFL player Johnny Manziel, who is tight with Drizzy, hinted at a possible Iceman arrival coming this fall. “Soon, probably, around the end of October, maybe early November,” Manziel said. “Birthday coming up. Coming back to Texas after that, I’m going to take him to a game this year. He’s going to Aggie Land.” Find the photo of Drake with his autographed jersey here. Get weekly rundowns straight to your inbox Sign Up Source link

This week, Priscilla Block returns with an introspective new track “Couldn’t Care Less,” while Ty Myers ponders online dating on his new song. Evan Honer digs deep into relationship doubts on “Not There Yet,” while the Randy Rogers Band offers up their latest, “The Going.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news Check out all of these and more in Billboard‘s roundup of some of the best country, bluegrass and/or Americana songs of the week below. Priscilla Block, “Couldn’t Care Less” Block will return with her sophomore album, Things You Didn’t See, in October and previews that new project with another single derived deeply from her own life story. She broke through with songs about heartbreak (“Just About Over You”) and body positivity (“Thick Thighs”), and she pours that same unfiltered, poetically raw sensibility into a new song about feigned composure in the face of disappointment and hurt. On “Couldn’t Care Less,” grapples with online criticisms and the disappointment of seeing certain accolades fail to come her way. This ballad is sure to ring true with anyone who has experienced unmet expectations, and her warm, conversational tone puts forth the song’s message with heart. Ty Myers, “Through a Screen” Myers takes a look at the peculiarities of online dating on this new, solo-written song titled “Through A Screen.” Elegant keyboard and lush strings build, as he captures the moments of an online discussion that swiftly leads to the protagonist falling for a lover he’s never met in person. “I’ve only known your name for a week/ and I know that I’m falling,” he sings, his voice as rich as ever, depicting the whirlwind of emotions, hopes and fears that come with modern dating. Myers takes what could easily become an underwhelming topic and elevates it to a song of yearning, expectant romance. Evan Honer, “Not There Yet” Honer teamed with Sierra Carson to craft this introspective narrative about someone comprehending their new lover has made fast connections with his family and friends, while he’s still on the fence about the relationship. “She’s so damn invested I’m scared to address/ It’s hard to accept it,” he sings, over gently-strummed acoustics, as the lyrics detail a realization of a rushed relationship. Honer excels at making the deeply personal feel universal. “Not There Yet” is included on Honer’s upcoming album Everything I Wanted, out Sept. 19. Elizabeth Nichols, “Daughter” Nichols earned a viral hit earlier this year with the clever kiss-off “I Got a New One.” But on her latest, she’s hoping that “if karma’s real,” an ex-lover will get a taste of his own medicine when he becomes a father — namely, that his daughter will one day fall for an unfaithful lover. Written by Nichols with Jackson Foote and Joybeth Taylor, Nichols’ “Daughter” demonstrates her prowess as a detailed songwriter and engaging vocalist with staying power. Randy Rogers Band, “The Going” The title track to this iconic Texas band’s upcoming new EP, “The Going,” offers a Western music-tinged, winding tale of a long drive with a mystic cowboy figure. The song opens with a nod to the grit and determination of a hard-touring band in the lines: “We played all night for nothing, but that ain’t nothin’ new/ When you’re trying to get a fire lit/ That’s just what you do.” Filled with scenes of rivers, cactus and coyotes, the song’s message becomes clear, a keen lesson that sometimes the journey is the reward. Rogers wrote the song with Jedd Hughes and Adam Wright. Source link

A select few hits have led the chart for at least 10 weeks. 8/18/2025 (l-r) Mariah Carey, Lil Nas X, Harry Styles, Shaboozey and Whitney Houston Illustrated by Mark Harris; Photos: Rick Maiman/Sygma via Getty Images; Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images for iHeartMedia; Stephane Cardinale – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images; Prince Williams/WireImage; Chris Grieve/Mirrorpix/Getty Images Beginning with Debby Boone’s “You Light Up My Life” in 1977, a relatively select few smashes have led the Billboard Hot 100 for at least 10 weeks. How few? Just a mere 4% of all Hot 100 No. 1s dating to the chart’s launch on Aug. 4, 1958, have earned the achievement. Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical” flexed 10 weeks at No. 1 in 1981-82, and that smash and Boone’s shared the mark for the longest Hot 100 reign for more than a decade, until Boyz II Men’s “End of the Road” dominated for 13 weeks in 1992. That best lasted briefly, as Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” led for 14 weeks in late 1992/early 1993. In 1995-96, Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men’s “One Sweet Day” ran up 16 weeks at No. 1, a milestone that held for more than 23 years. (Songs began logging longer No. 1 stays after the Hot 100 adopted electronically tracked data, according to Luminate, in late 1991.) In 2017, Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee’s “Despacito,” featuring Justin Bieber, tied the No. 1 run of “One Sweet Day.” By 2019, Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, collected a record-breaking 19 weeks atop the Hot 100. The mark that still stands was matched by Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” beginning in July 2024. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” follows with 18 weeks, having jingled to No. 1 in each holiday season since December 2019. In honor of the singles that have claimed the Hot 100’s top spot the longest, here’s a look at the elite leaders to rule for double-digit weeks — an exclusive club, joined by Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” on the chart dated Aug. 23, 2025. 19 weeks, “A Bar Song (Tipsy),” Shaboozey Image Credit: Gilbert Flores First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: July 13, 2024 “I spent so much of my life working and just trying to get here, and because of you guys, my life is forever changed,” Shaboozey said in a thank you to his fans in November 2024, when the song hit its 19th week at No. 1. “Love y’all. Cowboys are forever.” 19 weeks, “Old Town Road,” Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: April 13, 2019 18 weeks, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” Mariah Carey First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Dec. 21, 2019 16 weeks, “Last Night,” Morgan Wallen First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: March 18, 2023 16 weeks, “Despacito,” Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: May 27, 2017 16 weeks, “One Sweet Day,” Mariah Carey & Boyz II Men Image Credit: Courtesy Photo First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Dec. 2, 1995 Carey, Boyz II Men — thanks in part to their touching ballad together — and Drake share the record for the most Hot 100 No. 1s to rule for 10 or more weeks: three each. 15 weeks, “As It Was,” Harry Styles First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: April 16, 2022 14 weeks, “Uptown Funk!,” Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Jan. 17, 2015 14 weeks, “I Gotta Feeling,” The Black Eyed Peas First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: July 11, 2009 14 weeks, “We Belong Together,” Mariah Carey First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: June 4, 2005 14 weeks, “Candle in the Wind 1997”/“Something About the Way You Look Tonight,” Elton John First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Oct. 11, 1997 14 weeks, “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix),” Los Del Rio Image Credit: Evan Agostini/Liaison/Getty Images First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Aug. 3, 1996 “We have no words to thank everyone,” the pair’s Antonio Romeo Monge told Billboard in 2016 of the endurance of the song, which became a mid-‘90s pop-culture craze. “We’re just two guys from a small town, doing things very humbly because we come from very humble families.” Added Rafael Ruiz, “That girl Macarena really was something.” 14 weeks, “I’ll Make Love to You,” Boyz II Men First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Aug. 27, 1994 14 weeks, “I Will Always Love You,” Whitney Houston First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Nov. 28, 1992 13 weeks, “Luther,” Kendrick Lamar & SZA Image Credit: pgLang First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: March 1, 2025 The song’s journey to double-digit weeks at No. 1 began with Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell’s “If This World Were Mine,” which hit No. 27 on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (then named Hot Rhythm & Blues Singles) in 1968. Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn’s cover reached No. 4 on the chart (then Hot Black Singles) in 1982, and is sampled on “Luther.” 13 weeks, “The Boy Is Mine,” Brandy & Monica First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: June 6, 1998 13 weeks, “End of the Road,” Boyz II Men First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Aug. 15, 1992 12 weeks, “Shape of You,” Ed Sheeran Image Credit: Kevin Mazur/WireImage First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Jan. 28, 2017 “It’s the effective blend of the familiar and the unique that helps a song connect with a wide audience,” Dave Penn, Hit Songs Deconstructed co-founder, told Billboard in 2017 of the success of “Shape of You,” and that of many mass-appeal hits. “That truly is the key.” 12 weeks, “Closer,” The Chainsmokers feat. Halsey First week at No. 1 on Hot 100: Sept. 3, 2016 12 weeks, “See You Again,”

The soundtrack to Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters snares a third Hot 100 top 10, as Saja Boys’ “Soda Pop” buzzes 14-10. It gained by 4% to 17.6 million streams and 6% to 3,000 sold. It’s the second Hot 100 top 10 for the quintet, as “Your Idol” becomes its first top five hit, jumping 8-4 led by 20.3 million streams (up 3%). Meanwhile, HUNTR/X’s “Golden” retreats to No. 2 on the Hot 100 despite across-the-board gains to 32.8 million streams (up 4%) — it tops Streaming Songs for a fourth week —11.6 million in radio audience (up 38%) and 7,000 sold (up 6%). Despite their on-screen battles, HUNTR/X and Saja Boys join to make KPop Demon Hunters a rare modern movie to have produced at least three Hot 100 top 10s, a feat more common in past decades. Saturday Night Fever became the first, and to date only, soundtrack with four Hot 100 No. 1s, in 1977-78: Bee Gees “How Deep Is Your Love,” “Stayin’ Alive” and “Night Fever” and Yvonne Elliman’s “If I Can’t Have You” (also written by the trio). Later in 1978, four songs from Grease revved to the top 10, including Frankie Valli’s title track and “You’re the One That I Want” by the film’s leads John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John. The ‘80s became a heyday for film and TV soundtracks, highlighted by The Jazz Singer, Footloose, Beverly Hills Cop, Miami Vice, Beverly Hills Cop II and Dirty Dancing, each with three Hot 100 top 10s. In 1984-85, Prince and the Revolution’s Purple Rain launched four Hot 100 top 10s, including the No. 1s “When Doves Cry” and “Let’s Go Crazy.” In the ‘90s, Whitney Houston starred in The Bodyguard (three Hot 100 top 10s in 1992-93) and Waiting To Exhale (four in 1995-96; two by Houston, including one with CeCe Winans, and hits by Mary J. Blige and Brandy). In 1997, Space Jam and Batman & Robin each spun off three top 10s. Soundtracks with multiple hits have experienced a bit of a reboot this decade, with two prior to KPop Demon Hunters each having produced two Hot 100 top 10s and a top 20 entry. In 2022, the Encanto cast scored with “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” (No. 1 for five weeks), “Surface Pressure” (No. 8) and “The Family Madrigal” (No. 20). In 2023, Barbie: The Album turned out Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” (No. 6), Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice’s “Barbie World,” with Aqua (No. 7), and Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For?” (No. 14). Meanwhile, KPop Demon Hunters joins the likes of Saturday Night Fever and Waiting To Exhale in having boasted three Hot 100 top 10s simultaneously. Source link

Joey Bada$$ is hitting the road this fall, and he’s bringing some wordsmiths with him. The Brooklyn rapper announced the Dark Aura Tour on Monday (Aug. 18), which is set to kick off in October and will feature Ab-Soul and Rapsody as special guests. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The North American trek will run through Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Detroit, Chicago, Salt Lake City, Denver, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Dallas, Atlanta, Nashville and hit Joey’s hometown of Brooklyn before wrapping up in Philadelphia on Nov. 20. Pre-sale tickets go on sale starting on Tuesday (Aug. 19), while the general public gets in on the action come Thursday morning (Aug. 21). The 30-year-old turned the heat up a few notches with his menacing “Dark Aura” single on Monday, which will land on Joey’s Lonely at the Top album arriving on Aug. 29. “Please don’t push me, I’m too close to the edge/ Gotta know the ledge, knowledge is power, that’s what my OG said,” he raps in an homage to Melle Mel’s bars on hip-hop staple “The Message” by Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five. Joey Bada$$ had Lonely at the Top ready for Aug. 1, but chalked up the album delay to his label’s (Columbia Records) doing. “The album is not dropping Aug. 1. I’m f—king sorry. I’m ashamed, I’m f—king disappointed,” he told fans on social media in late July. “I wanted to take accountability and responsibility because I’m not ever gon’ leave y’all high and dry.” Joey continued: “My s—t got pushed back because the label pushed my s—t back. My album is signed, sealed and delivered over a month ago. This ain’t ‘cause of no sample clearances. This ain’t ‘cause of no features. This ain’t ‘cause of no clashing with another artist on the date. This is literally an Exhibit A of the label getting in the artist’s way … I’ve been moving on rogue time.” Find all of the Dark Aura Tour dates below. Joey Bada$$ Dark Aura Tour Source link